suffer
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they suffer | |
| he / she / it suffers | |
| past simple suffered | |
| past participle suffered | |
| -ing form suffering |
- [intransitive]
to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sad feelings, a lack of something, etc. （因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等）受苦，受难，受折磨 I hate to see animals suffering. 我不忍心看动物受苦。 The country has suffered greatly at the hands of its corrupt government. 这个国家在腐败政府的控制下遭受了巨大的损失。 - suffer from something
to suffer from a disorder/a disease/an illness/a condition 患有紊乱/疾病/疾病/病症 patients suffering from depression/cancer 患有抑郁症/癌症的病人 Increasing numbers of children are suffering from mental health problems. 越来越多的儿童患有精神健康问题。 He suffers from asthma. 他患有哮喘。 The economy is still suffering badly from a lack of demand. 由于需求不足，经济仍然遭受重创。 - suffer with something
to suffer with depression/a cold 患抑郁症/感冒 - suffer for something
He made a rash decision and now he is suffering for it. 他当初草率决定，现在吃苦头了。 The lead actor had to suffer for his art by losing 10kg for the role. 主角不得不为自己的艺术付出代价，失去了10公斤的角色。 Women continue to suffer in silence under the repressive regime. 在压迫政权下，妇女继续默默忍受痛苦。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessb1Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff. 许多公司苦于缺乏熟练员工。 road accident victims suffering from shock 交通事故中受到惊吓的受害者 I'm sorry that you have to suffer alone like this. 你这样独自一人受苦，我很难过。 They were just expected to suffer in silence. 他们被认为就应该默默忍受。 This area suffered very badly in the storms. 该地区在暴风雨中损失惨重。 Thousands of children in the world today suffer needlessly. 当今世界上有成千上万的儿童遭受着不必要的痛苦。 people suffering under repressive regimes 在专制的政权下受煎熬的人们 Premature babies are more likely to suffer from breathing difficulties in childhood. 早产儿在童年更有可能出现呼吸障碍。 I played tennis yesterday and I know I shall suffer for it today. 因为昨天打了网球，我知道今天要受罪了。 No child deserves to suffer for a parent's mistakes. 孩子不应该因父母的错误而受苦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- badly
- enormously
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- be likely to
- tend to
- continue to
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- for
- from
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- suffer in silence
- [transitive] suffer something
to experience something unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss 遭受；蒙受 to suffer a stroke/heart attack 中风/心脏病发作 Victims suffered severe injuries in the accident. 受害者在事故中受了重伤。 The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year. 公司在上一财政年度出现巨额亏损。 Crops suffered serious damage as a result of the floods. 由于洪水，庄稼遭受了严重的损失。 The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election. 该党在大选中惨败。 His mother died young, and his sister suffered the same fate (= his sister also died young). 他母亲英年早逝，他妹妹也遭受了同样的命运。
Extra ExamplesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- badly
- enormously
- …
- be likely to
- tend to
- continue to
- …
- for
- from
- under
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- suffer in silence
- [intransitive]
to become worse 变差；变糟
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.
Idioms
not suffer fools gladly
to be very impatient with people that you think are stupid 不愿迁就笨人；不能容忍愚蠢者 She was a forceful personality who didn't suffer fools gladly. 她是一个坚强的人，不会轻易忍受傻瓜。